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VINTAGE CLOTHING*FILM & ROCK ICONS*MUSEUMS

Wed, May 13, 2020 10:15AM EDT
Lot 2

MOTHER & DAUGHTER AFTERNOON DRESSES, AMERICA, 1840s

Estimate: $600 - $1,200

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$2,000 $100
$5,000 $250
$10,000 $500
$20,000 $1,000
$40,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
$500,000 $10,000
$1,000,000 $25,000
Brown silk moire mother, late 1840s, roller stamped silk moire, W doubled box pleated at front, back w/ deep cartridge pleating, corded hem, black velvet ribbon & passementerie at cuffs, B 36", W 26", L 60", (bodice modified at CB, 2 0.25" spot stains inleft B); daughter, cartridge pleated W, black plush velvet spot motif cord & glass buttons to cuffs, matching corded hem to mother gown, c. 1850, B 32", W 26.5", L 53", (very small hole near B dart, group of 0.25" spot stain in seat) both very good;t/w late 1830s printed & striped fine cotton in tan, white & red